Literature #93

Literature is dying because the humanities have been severely emasculated...
The Meaning of Art
Nationalism
In your best prose, describe yourself
Thoughts on Rainald Goetz? Did he go full retard in 83 or was it one of the coolest moment in German literature...
Who will take up his mantle when he passes away?
Nostalgia Books
Be me
Cultural Marxism and Postmodernism
Balkan Literature
Post translated books' covers that are better than the originals
Heidegger
YAAAAAAASSS!!!
Essential books about art
Like a book at evening beautiful but untrue
How do I learn a language?
What are some good books about accepting your failure in life. I'm at 24...
There are clear objective morals we can call "universal"
1° English Shakespeare Milton Chaucer Keats Shelley Wordsworth Richardson Austen Blake Defoe Sterne Browning Eliot...
Which writers were anti-dancing?
What are some Veeky Forums composers?
University/Favorite Book Thread
Brothers Karamazov prep
Catholic Veeky Forums General
Veeky Forumsizen here. Fell for the start with the Greeks meme
Why is it that the characters in Kafka's stories never seem to actually question the situations they're in...
Fitlit Recommends
Cenk BTFO
Do you think there are books that aren't worth reading after a certain age?
I don't know why but I love this book
Witty
Why aren't you reading a book right now?
Continuing from thread (image limit reached): >>9327692
Objective ranking of country, in regards of literature :
A friend just tried to commit suicide with pills. he's in hospital atm
Just realized that there is no god and if i die i will not go to heaven. guys im freaking out
Blood Meme Reading Group
Why is socialism so beloved among intellectual groups? and don't be that faggot that says "cuz its best :^]"
Why should I read books by men when males are incapable of sympathising with women and hence incapable of writing...
Is this really what canadian literature amounts to?
You fucking autists did it again
Need more comfy existential books like this
Pleb stories thread please and thank you
Whats the most Veeky Forums city in your country
What The Fuck Is Postmodernism
Childhood is when you idolize Plato. Adulthood is when you realize Aristotle makes more sense
Rate my day taste, Veeky Forums
Has Veeky Forums tried the Quran? You'd agree that the prose is much better than the Bible's, right?
THE ONLY IMPORTANT BOOK
Was there ever a book by a black man that wasn't about race?
How to get better at writing poetry?
Women age quick whereas men are constantly face to face with eternity I.E. Don't worry about what women think...
/sffg/ - Science Fiction & Fantasy General
A categorical imperative commands unconditionally that I should act in some way...
Alright Veeky Forums, what's the best book in the bible?
Why do people rant about how great Diogenes was?
Redpill your socialist friends
finish The Iliad
Who is your Veeky Forums waifu/husbando?
How well does Spain's literature hold up in comparison to the rest of the world?
How is new philosopher magazine?
Where are writers ugly?
Recommend some Space Opera, anons
I, Cody Hebel, located in Gainesville, Florida have found the answer to life
Is this guy one of the great writers of our time?
Read a passage from any Harry Potter novel
How did Jordan Peterson so quickly rise to become the foremost public intellectual (and intellectual meme) of our time?
Which novelist had the best answer on how to live life?
Why is Moby Dick not a part of the meme trilogy?
Does selflessness exist?
Posting some aspects of my collection
Boomer Lit General
There's Houellebecq and then there's everyone else
Had had
I want to submit some of my garbage for publication
Recent purchases
Post last, current, and next
What are some (good) books that criticize stoicism?
What are some good lit-related tattoos?
Analyze this line in 1984, Veeky Forums:
>masculine and feminine nouns
He hasn't realized the sole purpose in life is to fend off the ever encroaching banality of existence
Thoughts on don delillo? What kind of place does he occupy on the spectrum of american literature...
ITT we share what we're writing and judge each other. Novels, short stories, poems, etc
Do you like sports, Veeky Forums?
Favorite Bible verse
So... you people do know that reading the stuff you read doesn't make you special, right?
/chart thread/
Why do gangs exist in every society Veeky Forums? Are there any books which explore this matter?
Write about walking past homeless people
Getting a short story published in the new yorker easy if you follow this recipe:
Why is the sentence "How to play archery" wrong?
Just got back from a weekened at new york and stopped at strand books this morning before I left...
Why is Rupi Kaur so disliked by Veeky Forums? Is it because she's a woman?
Why do people say that piracy is "stealing," as if capitalist pigs should be respected...
Be Veeky Forums
Just finished this
Recommend some good book reviewers on Youtube
I need some good self help books
Would you read your friend's novel? None of my friends even read mine...
Is this good?
How does Veeky Forums feel about this novel?
Age
Can I please get some recommendations thanks
Is this book worth reading? I'm new to literature and the themes of this book intrigue me
Which one has the best poetry, Greek or Latin?
Med Student that's normally from Veeky Forums here
Incredibly complex philosophical concept [a] that has been historically re-interpreted through different centuries with...
What is some literature that explores the social constructs that artificially restrict sexual activity...
Are you ready to read the BOTY?
New readers general:
Why do fascists focus so much on aesthetics and so little on having a thriving, peaceful, free society ?
Veeky Forums here
Do you skip over the natural science sections when reading ancient philosophers? I'm a bit of a completionist...
You just talk about Mishima. What about Kobo Abe, Kawabata and Tanizaki?!
QTDDTOT
Torrent of books of all topics
Hi Veeky Forums, what is your opinion about Infinite Jest? I'm really curious...
Describe your current lot in life, get book recommendation
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The Asian American Community & Literature
Great books that aren't discussed on this board
What is the weirdest thought you have ever had...
How do authors decide what to write? What made Stephen King choose horror...
Anyone else missing the Veeky Forumsbros
Indian literature
Haruki Murakami
Muh diversity
Why is Russian literature so damn good?
Are there any legit, truly good books on female psychology/the female mind and how it works?
Your Little Sister Has Read This Book
You Got Me Good Mods
Female poet
Never forget
Too many words
Bloom says, “You know, I don’t want to be offensive...
This man solved every philosophical problem by 300 BC and the only reason any philosophers came after him is that they...
/critique/
Lets see your edgiest quote /lit
How do they manage to out-do America in literally every facet of the arts?
Jordan Peterson is going to start a series of videos that do a psychological explanation of the Bible starting in...
"Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated."
F Scott Fitzgerald
Is there a single decent argument against moral relativism?
Introibo ad altare Dei
Friendly reminder that Veeky Forums is strictly a Catholic board
How much did you write today Veeky Forums?
Is this book good or should I not waste my time?
He might been an asshole, but he did write some epic stuff
What's stopping you from living sincerely?
"Men have dreams. Even dogs have dreams. But not women. Women are just a machine. An imitation of men...
Stop. Fucking. Singing
Anybody else have this problem? What should I do?
Explain how physical books are superior again?
What was special about Dante that entitled him to visit hell?
Tfw learning German
Should i read this?
Is music superior to literature as an art form?
I know a few women writers personally, and they are terrible writers. Just terrible...
How do we reconcile the Flynn effect of rising IQ with each generation with the fact that Plato is the most intelligent...
Why are *nglos so bad at literature?
Is anyone interested in a Veeky Forums Discord channel that I made (since there doesn't seem to be one for this board)?
He's 22-24, recently graduated (or about to) from a middling college pursuing some humanities degree...
Worst thing you've ever read?
What is 'truth'?
I don't read anything that has a score lower than 4.0 on goodreads. What is your cutoff point?
Write the most intelligent thing you can come up with
Name books with no women in them!
I don't understand the point of these "philosophers" that ramble on and on about shit in multiple tomes of books...
We do not accept unsolicited submissions
Determinism is for brainlets
Holy this kino was boring. Why did PTA pick such a pleb pinecone book...
Fell for the meme and started reading pic related
I read On Women. Why are we, who accept the undeniable truth, considered as misogynists? Yes, I don't like women...
Any good books from Sweden?
Will we ever see another work that's comparable in scope to the Divine Comedy...
Why the fuck should I read Plato if I've already read Stirner...
To what audience does he cater? Also, what's his greatest novel?
Books
Underground Tekno
Holy shit this guy was a genius
"If you are a conservative under 30, you are heartless. If you are a liberal over 30 you are brainless."
What book captures this kind of historical calamity?
Im itching for a good fantasy book. Is it good? If not, recommend me one
Why haven't you read this GOAT-tier masterpiece yet?
Music theory
*faints*
Hahaaha yeah man Nietzsche said that there’s no meaning to life and I have ignored the fact that his work meant that...
Anyone else here feel like they are just gonna fucking lose it any day now? What is a good book for this feeling?
Go to the library to quietly read books
Thoughts on this?
Help
Attention Veeky Forumsizens, bow to your king!
If david foster wallace killed himself, why shouldn't i?
How do I make my poetry sound less whiny and more meaningful?
Mfw reading the book of Isaiah
Reading the tunnel right now, the first 100 pages has been unalloyed joy. I am feeling the pure excitement of language...
Celine:
Tractatus Logico Philosophicus
Is he Veeky Forums?
How would you fix this paragraph, Veeky Forums?
He read the bible before reading the catechism of the catholic church
Attack NEETdom without appealing to ressentiment
Was the Society in Brave New World Truly Dystopian?
Write what's on your mind
Were you indifferent or even hostile to reading when you were younger...
Are these really that bad or is just a meme?
Friendly reminder that Veeky Forums is strictly a Catholic board
Was he the original shitposter?
Psychology
Liberte, egalite, fraternite
Greatest book ever written
What's it feel like to be in love, Veeky Forums?
Sadler VS. Peterson
Attitude to culture tier list
Has any work of literature ever covered this kind of subject matter...
What happened to reading groups?
I waited for what felt like an eternity
Has anyone read The Benedict Option by lady killer and official Veeky Forumsboi Rod Dreher? Is it good?
Published Classics
and the most convincing sex scene in literature is........?
I'm going to off myself in exactly 2 weeks (my 25th birthday). Since I'm a slow reader...
Education teaches people how to think
They were the good guys right
How can we destroy postmodernism? It's not only destroying society...
Yo it's weird right, that like...
Books /women/ cannot understand
Convince me that the self is real or this lamb dies
Post your reading lists, lit
/rejectionletter/ thread
ITT : Elder-God tier children's books
Why people become manchildren? Why do they y read genre fiction like fantasy and sci-fi?
If I've already seen the movie, is the book worth a read?
ITT: books that made you cry
He doesn't read during his daily commute on the train to work
Women are fucking stupid, and they know it. the .0001% of smart ones are just sophisticated mirror machines...
Tfw rejected for publication again
Is it true we are the most leftist board? I tought we where centrist at most
Genius or talentless hack?
Any novels set in caveman times?
Why don't philosophers/intellectuals dare to tackle the racial issues of western countries?
Books about a loser being in love with a prostitute?
Redpill me on Borges
Other than Min Kamp...
Can anyone give me an example of an intelligent writer/thinker/critic who doesn't like Ulysses?
How do I lower my intelligence to the level of a woman in order to relate to them and write female characters...
I am about 20% into this book and I just have to ask if I fell for some shitty meme?
KEATS
Why doesn't Veeky Forums give right wing literature any respect?
More like this
I ask you, o men of Veeky Forums, would it not be true that not all great scholars are great thinkers...
Post a better Romantic poem. Hint: It's impossible
I don't understand the point of these "philosophers" that ramble on and on about shit in multiple tomes of books...
Alright lads, pleb here who has only ever read a couple of books (age 24)
What's some good paranoid fiction...
Walk around Veeky Forums for a while
Which version of the bible should I read, Veeky Forums? I've heard most people recommend the King James version
ITT:
Any /econ/ students here?
Is this comic actually Veeky Forums material, or is it just an overstretched meme?
As a HS I read Socrates' Apology and the Symposium
/critique/
O shining Odysseus, never try to console me for dying. I would rather follow the plow as thrall to another man...
Why does this exist?
Slaughterhouse Five
Why do girls pretend to like David Foster Wallace?
What am I in for?
Dad accused me of being a stoic again because my room's walls are bare and I don't hang anything on them
Write about how you're feeling right now. Just let it out, no one here will judge you
Was eating the fruit of knowledge a mistake?
Ruined
CCRU changed the very fabric of my being
"Just between us, slavery, preferably with a smile, is inevitable then. But we must not admit it...
Looking for natty ways to improve my concentration
This guy is a retard
How can someone so ugly have so much talent?
Did a book ever change your life?
How do i get into shakespeare?
Why people become manchildren? Why do they play video games, watch anime, cosplay?
Hunter Thompson said when he was younger he would copy an entire book word for word (Great Gatsby and Sun Also Rises)
What's wrong with people who don't dream?
What do I need to read this?
Main character is a writer
/sffg/ - Science Fiction and Fantasy General
The fall (bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonner-
"I hate how life-apologists say (or rather, the very few of them who do anything other
Rate my philosophy reading list
I don't know how to speak with people
Who is americas foremost prose stylist?
The ultimate meaning of the nietzchean philosophy is literally: be yourself
Biblical Angelology
Post your guilty pleasures. Pic related
Kierkegaard
You wake up in bed with your teenage sweetheart and you're 16 again and summer just started
How come trendy books are considered crap by critics like yourselves? The majority likes them
Bible discussion thread
John Green Not As Pleb As You'd Think
What is the most patrician name you can call your offspring?
He considers himself intelligent
What is pitchfork for books?
What the fuck am I reading?
Itt lit discusses Proust in a calm and rational manner like civilized adults
*walks up to you*
Girl in class says she loves theatre
Veeky Forums if it were a woman
ITT poetry threab
Redpill me on Aleister Crowley
How the hell can Dostoyevsky say that we can achieve redemption through our suffering? Who the does he think he is...
He thinks he reads philosophy
Most horrifying monsters in /lit
Main character is a woman
Define "art"
Is music superior to literature as an art form?
Please help me Veeky Forums...
Poetry on the decline
How would YOU improve this board, Veeky Forums? It's fraught with cancer-- pseuds and r9k
Books vs. eBooks
How do you dispose of books?
Am I the only sane person in the world...
What are Veeky Forums's thoughts on nicholas carr's the shallows?
Apollonian or dionysian
What's the best job for the literary lifestyle? I legit just want a job I can read all day
Thoughts on Margaret Atwood?
How do I read more?
What is your opinion on long novels? (War and Peace, Infinite Jest, In Search of Lost Time, The Recognition...
Please leave and never return if you agree with any of the following;
Let's make a site that shows the best passages of every book so
Real talk how do i resist ideology?
Is it a waste of time to go back to university because you feel you need more education?
Fiction and Worldview
Is lit an art? Why is it so rarely counted in with the other arts?
*blocks your path*
What are some Veeky Forums hidden gems you think everyone should read?
Roman Literature
Thoughts on juche ideals and philosophy?
as we can see by his posts on Veeky Forums Veeky Forums...
2017
Post lit paintings
The controversy continues as to whether or not it is sexist (or discriminatory) to use the third person singular...
Are there any "so bad they're good" books?
When does this book get good? I've barely made it past 100 pages and it's quite a slog to read...
Is Stoicism the best philosophy?
The Gospel of Mark
Is it sexist to diss women for being makeup/appearance focused, while being Veeky Forums? A lot of women...
Name a more useless, meaningless word in english language
Is this genius, a sad symptom of our times, or both?
Not being a catholic
The second sentence on the 257th page of the book you're currently reading describes the longest relationship you'll...
A lot of my liberal friends are suddenly rediscovering this book. Is it really more relevant now than a year ago? If so...
Currently reading thread
What's the most money you have made off of writing, Veeky Forums?
I read this book some time ago and think it is heavily underrated. What do you think?
>>>Veeky Forums
Cook Ting was cutting up an ox for Lord Wen-hui. As every touch of his hand, every heave of his shoulder...
Wat is bok?
/hyperboreans/ - Nietzsche General
Is philosophy compatible with religion?
Are people always trying to read books with you?
How many active users do you think Veeky Forums has?
Are there any video games with Veeky Forums- tier story?
KATIE'S BACK ON THE MENU BOIS
Suicide
Tfw haven't read a single one
Why is Canadian literature so shit?
Finally Reading, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." 3 Chapters in and I am LOVING it...
The Gas by Charles Platt
When youre finally fed up sensory pleasures
ITT: Veeky Forums approved booktubers
If you hate jordan peterson tell me
Chart thread
>>>/x/
Describe the plot of your novel
>>9302065
Literary confessions thread
Popular novelist
Where will you stand when AI rights becomes a massive debate world-wide...
Average litizen thread
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Why is Veeky Forums so quick to claim Sam Harris is for normies meanwhile he's one of the only contemporary...
How did America go from having a plethora of great writers in the 19th and 20th centuries to a total dearth of them in...
*blocks your path*
Help, it seems completely arbitrary to me what Kant makes up to be a priori in Pure Reason and Prolegomena
Name a more iconic duo
What was his endgame?
Why is Veeky Forums so entry level?
Okay, once and for all, what the FUCK was his problem?
Mfw unironically writing the most important philosophical work of the 21st century
How to write an introduction?
This thread
Is it morally acceptable to eat and kill animals, Veeky Forums?
"i went of google images for gandalf with an AK47" edition
Which was the first ''classic'' you read?
Mfw I have single-handedly pushed several memes on this board in the past 3 months which are now being spread on their...
Sartre on Jünger: "I hate him, not as a German, but as an aristocrat”
2017
Books about lazy, apathetic, ignorant characters with a lot of potential?
Nietzsche chart/recommendations?
I know it's not exactly literature, but linguistics. I thought you could help me with this, though
Believes the health issues concerning cigarettes to be a conspiracy theory because it undermines her philosophy
Female professor / classmate argues the morality of the characters even if it affects the narration
So what exactly is wrong with NAP?